Posted on Jul 7, 2023
Maine will have some of the least restrictive abortion laws in U.S. after final vote on...
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Democrats in the Maine Legislature on Thursday passed a contentious proposal expanding abortion access to later in a pregnancy, a move that will give Maine some of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country.
Abortions in Maine are currently only allowed after around 24 weeks of gestation to protect the life or health of the mother. While 19 states allow post-viability abortions, most do so to protect the mother or in cases of rape or incest. The proposal from Gov. Janet Mills would allow the procedure whenever a doctor deems it medically necessary.
Abortions in Maine are currently only allowed after around 24 weeks of gestation to protect the life or health of the mother. While 19 states allow post-viability abortions, most do so to protect the mother or in cases of rape or incest. The proposal from Gov. Janet Mills would allow the procedure whenever a doctor deems it medically necessary.
Maine will have some of the least restrictive abortion laws in U.S. after final vote on...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Maine Democrats have since used those majorities to enact an array of proposals expanding access, including the elimination of insurance deductibles and co-pays for abortion services and a measure prohibiting municipalities from passing their own abortion rules. They’ve also provided legal safeguards for providers who treat patients from states with the abortion bans.
But despite the support of more than 95 co-sponsors, including 75 in the House, the governor's post-viability proposal nearly stalled in the House after several Democrats joined Republicans in opposing it.
It was saved after Democrats frantically wrangled the necessary votes and spurned a late amendment that would have narrowed the bill by limiting post-viability abortions to lethal fetal anomalies, or rape or incest. Mills had previously criticized such limitations.
The bill initially cleared the House by just two votes.
The necessary votes were less in doubt in the Senate. The bill’s 20 co-sponsors there backed the measure, while only one Democrat opposed it."
..."Maine Democrats have since used those majorities to enact an array of proposals expanding access, including the elimination of insurance deductibles and co-pays for abortion services and a measure prohibiting municipalities from passing their own abortion rules. They’ve also provided legal safeguards for providers who treat patients from states with the abortion bans.
But despite the support of more than 95 co-sponsors, including 75 in the House, the governor's post-viability proposal nearly stalled in the House after several Democrats joined Republicans in opposing it.
It was saved after Democrats frantically wrangled the necessary votes and spurned a late amendment that would have narrowed the bill by limiting post-viability abortions to lethal fetal anomalies, or rape or incest. Mills had previously criticized such limitations.
The bill initially cleared the House by just two votes.
The necessary votes were less in doubt in the Senate. The bill’s 20 co-sponsors there backed the measure, while only one Democrat opposed it."
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